A Spotter’s Guide to World War I Replicas

Where to see a Jenny in flight

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in upstate New York, which houses the country’s most extensive collection of flying World War I airplanes, hosts elaborate airshows on Saturdays (“History of Flight”) and Sundays (“WWI”) from mid-June to mid-October. 9 Norton Rd., Red Hook, NY, (845) 752-3200, oldrhinebeck.org.

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The Salute to Veterans airshow at Columbia (Missouri) Regional Airport, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend, features more than a dozen World War I airplanes from the Kansas City-based Dawn Patrol. 11300 South Airport Dr., Columbia, MO, (573) 874-7508, salute.org.

The Gathering of Eagles airshow at Gardner (Kansas) Municipal Airport is an annual Father’s Day get-together that usually gets a nice turnout of Kansas City Dawn Patrol and other World War I airplanes. 31905 W. 175th St., Gardner, KS, (913) 856-4039.

World War I replicas typically account for only a handful of the thousands of airplanes that fly in for the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh in Wisconsin. But this year’s showing is expected to be larger than usual: 2014 marks the centennial of the dawn of World War I. 3000 Poberenzy Rd., Oshkosh, WI, (800) 564-6322,eaa.org/en/airventure.

The World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous is a biennial event, scheduled this year for September 27–28. It is sponsored by the Great War Aeroplanes Association and the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. 1100 Spaatz St., Dayton, OH, (937) 255-3286, nationalmuseum.af.mil/wwi.asp.